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“Humbug!” and Similar English Exclamations Posted by on Dec 12, 2019

“Christmas a humbug, uncle!” said Scrooge’s nephew. “You don’t mean that, I am sure?” In the story A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, when his nephew wishes him a “Merry Christmas”, Ebenezer Scrooge exclaims, “Bah! Humbug!” It is one of the enduring lines in English literature, known by nearly everyone. But, what exactly does it…

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English interjections Posted by on May 24, 2016

Interjections are short words or sounds that are used to express feelings or emotion. What interjection do you think this baby would make if it could? I think he is about to say “Yikes!” Interjections are words that convey emotion. They do not have a grammatical relationship to other parts of a sentence. They stand…

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